10 Alumni Magazine 2020

Table of Contents Message: Message from Dr.Bang ...............................................................................................2 Faculty Notes News from the Bang College of Business (BCB) ...............................................3 News from the Law School .......................................................................................7 News from the College of Social Sciences (CSS) ..............................................9 News from the College of Humanities and Education (CHE) ......................11 News from the Executive Education Center (EEC) ............................................12 University News and Events The Office of Quality Assurance and Institutional Research ........................14 Oracle Day .......................................................................................................................16 Donors Recognition and Awarding Ceremony ..................................................19 Mentorship Program ...................................................................................................20 Alumni Highlights Interview with Igor Romanenko, MA 2001..........................................................26 Interview with Dauren Zholdasbayev, BSc 2003, MBA 2009 ........................27 Interview with Assiya Tulessova, BSS 2004, MPA 2005 ..................................28 Alumni Magazine Interview with Kamila Lukpanova, BAIJ 2009, MPA 2011 ..............................29 Interview with Saira Amantayeva, BSSPA 2010..................................................30 Interview with Davranbek Tashbayev, BSSPA 2011 ..........................................31 Interview with Meruyert Tlebaldy, BAE 2012 ......................................................32 Interview with Kassiyet Omarova, MPA 2013 .....................................................33 Interview with Amanat Mussin, BSSPA 2016 ......................................................34 Interview with Shakhzada Shogelbayeva, BMKT 2017 ...................................35 Interview with Beknur Rakhmankulov, BLLB 2017 ...........................................37 KIMEP family helps during the pandemic ...........................................................39 KIMEP and Quarantine ................................................................................................43 Alumni Reunions and Events Alumni Reunion in Nur-Sultan (New Year Celebration) .................................47 Alumni in Admission Campaign (on-line format) ............................................48 Alumni Talks (on-line format) ...................................................................................49 Career Talks (on-line format) ....................................................................................50 Rakhmet Scholarship Fund........................................................................................51 Contact Us Contact Details ...............................................................................................................52 Alumni Success Stories ...............................................................................................52 Services for Alumni .......................................................................................................52 Dear alumni, partners and students of KIMEP University, You are reading our 10th issue of the Alumni magazine, timely coinciding with the Volunteer Year in Kazakhstan. Our students from the first year of study learn about volunteerism. They see advertisements on campus recruiting volunteers for various events at university, city and country levels. They are actively involved in charity projects during student life. Moreover, we are very pleased to know that after graduation our alumni continue to help others. In the process of preparing this issue, we focused on finding volunteers among graduates, we conducted several interviews, but then the quarantine broke out. We all found ourselves in new conditions of uncertainty and expectations, faced with difficulties of self-isolation and budget cuts. We continue to work at distance, that is why this magazine will be in electronic format only. Alumni Magazine In the magazine, you will find interviews with alumni who have been volunteers for many years and continue to invest in the noble cause, the development of culture, society, improving the lives of people. You will learn who and how became a volunteer during quarantine. We kindly offer you the information on how KIMEP opened new specialties during distance learning format, how the meeting on the first anniversary of CDD mentor ship program was held via ZOOM, what difficulties the university faced and how our graduates helped us in attracting new students. I want to thank everyone who took part in the release of this issue: Balzhan Suzhikova, Adil Valikhanov, Ekaterina Andreeva, Saltanat Nurgalieva, Nurai Baigabulova. A lot of work has been done, much remains to be done, and the most important thing is not to forget that a volunteer does not always have time – he/she just has a big heart. Health to you and your loved ones! Dinara Sagindykova Alumni Specialist, Corporate Development Department 1 Message from Dr.Bang ear KIMEP Alumni, Welcome to the Tenth Edition of KIMEP University’s alumni magazine, and I thank you for taking this opportunity to stay connected with Dyour alma mater. During these uncertain times, KIMEP University remains dedicated to providing the highest quality educational orientation. As KIMEP begins its twenty-eighth academic year, our university is forging ahead through the shocks of the Covid-19 pandemic, which is disrupting all societies and economies around the world. KIMEP University has taken an array of steps to ensure the highest quality of educational discourse in Distance Learning, and we have fully prepared for various methods of educational delivery. In order to ensure that the quality of education at KIMEP remains at our standards of excellence, we are making concerted investments into faculty training, new hardware and software, and a distance learning monitoring and evaluation oversight committee. Over this past summer, all KIMEP faculty members were engaged in rigorous online training certificate courses, some of which were taught by professors from the United States. Faculty members worked independently with peer tutors, and then presented and defended their online course designs. KIMEP has purchased new equipment for faculty members for online education, including laptops, microphones, and cameras. In preparation for Distance Learning, KIMEP has made various types of electronic equipment available on affordable lease for all students who request additional support. Alumni Magazine The challenge presented by the coronavirus pandemic is arduous. However, just as KIMEP University has met and overcome difficulties in the past, so too shall our university prevail by adapting to Distance Learning, and thereby increasing our institutional resilience. Through this time of uncertainty, I have full confidence that KIMEP University will continue to lead all higher educational institutions in Kazakhstan, Central Asia, and beyond. And so, it is my great pleasure to share that KIMEP University has, yet again, been recognized as the #1 Leading University among all Humanitarian- Economic universities in Kazakhstan by the 2020 National Rankings of HEIs by the Independent Kazakh Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (IQAA). I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to our entire academic community on this impressive achievement. During the turbulence of economic contractions, there is nothing more important than a high quality education. In times of scarcity, the market, for either new employment or a promotion, becomes increasingly more competitive. In order to succeed and thrive, superior educational qualifications is the best way to maintain a competitive edge over the toughest contenders. As always, I would like to thank you for being part of our impressive alumni network and staying in touch with your alma mater. On behalf of our faculty, staff, and the KIMEP community, I welcome you to read more about our achievements and plans for the near future. Sincerely yours, Chan Young Bang, Ph.D. 2 President of KIMEP University NEWS FROM THE BANG COLLEGE OF BUSINESS BCB ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING PROGRAMS RE- President, Dr. Gilbert Linne, KIMEP Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Jay Ho Young Lee, BCB Dean, ACCREDITED BY INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL and Dr. David Asch, Director of Quality Services, who provided detailed information on EFMD accreditation and ASSOCIATIONS certification schemes. In January 2020 two leading professional accounting Overall, 69 representatives of 25 universities and associations globally - ACCA and ICAEW - reconfirmed institutions of Kazakhstan got registered to the event their trust in the quality of accounting education at and 47 of them participated in the event. The event KIMEP, renewing and expanding their recognition of the participants liked the training and expressed their BCB degrees. gratitude by official appreciation letters, numerous e-mail messages, webpage announcements and Facebook and Thus, starting from 2019, the Association of Chartered Instagram posts. EFMD representatives also expressed Certified Accountants (ACCA) considers BACTA graduates their fondness of how the workshop was organized and eligible for 8 ACCA exemptions out of 9, subject to the delivered. graduates’ successful completion of

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